Daleville in Botetourt County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Daleville College

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

1. Daleville College Marker

Inscription. Daleville College began as a private school that Church of the Brethren educator Isaac N. H. Beahm conducted for the children of Benjamin F. Nininger and George Layman in 1890. The construction of school buildings began the following year. In 1892, the school incorporated as the Botetourt Normal College. It was renamed Daleville College in 1910. Affiliated with the Church of the Brethren, the college merged with Bridgewater College effective in 1924. The campus became Daleville Academy, a secondary school, until it closed in 1933. The surviving academic buildings here are good examples of early-20th-century educational architecture in Virginia.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number D-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 37° 24.166′ N, 79° 54.775′ W. Marker is in Daleville, Virginia, in Botetourt County. It is on Roanoke Road

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(U.S. 220), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Daleville VA 24083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Cloverdale Furnace (approx. 2.2 miles away); Greenfield (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Carolina Road (approx. 2.3 miles away); Roanoke County / Botetourt County (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hollins College (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fort William (approx. 3.9 miles away); Botetourt County / Roanoke County (approx. 5.7 miles away); Coming of the Railroad (approx.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

2. Daleville College Marker

6½ miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Cloverdale Furnace (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Old Carolina Road (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

3. Daleville College Marker

Marker on Route 220 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

4. Marker on Route 220

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,141 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.